(2022-06-09). Ukraine War Wheat Shortages Affect Also Africa. moderndiplomacy.eu President Macky Sall of Senegal recently visited Vladimir Putin to lobby on behalf of Africa. There is an economic stranglehold on Ukraine plus sanctions against Russia and Belarus with the result that Africans are suffering. Africa relies on cheap Ukrainian and Russian wheat. Ukraine alone grows enough of it to feed 400 million people and …
(2022-06-09). Sacramento Region Juneteenth Celebrations of Freedom. indybay.org Freedom is never free, and our unique "California Grown" Journey from Slavery to Freedom began in 1535 with Spanish Conquistadors arriving in Baja California Sur and the Mission/Presidio System of enslaved and free people of African and Indigenous descent began a long and difficult path of generational genocide, enslavement and affliction to arrive at a new beginning we call 1865 Juneteenth, Freedom Day Celebration.
(2022-06-09). African famine: the role of sanctions. workers.org 
When the crops fail after drought in Chad, as happened this year, people are driven to hunt for wild grain and fruit to survive famine, as here in 2016. Chad, in the middle of Africa, is a landlocked country with 16 million people. It is one of the three poorest . . . |
(2022-06-09). Daily Round-up | UN report on human rights violations in Palestine & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In this episode, we bring you stories from Palestine, Brazil, the famine in Somalia and a strike by Australian public health workers…
(2022-06-09). Algeria to suspend friendship treaty, imports from Spain over Western Sahara. peoplesdispatch.org Spain, a former colonial power, decided to recognize to support Morocco's position on Western Sahara earlier this year going against its long-held stance of backing a UN-led referendum to decide the status of the territory…
(2022-06-08). Military Situation In Ukraine On June 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Russia attacked AFU armoured plant near Kharkiv with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Malinovka with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Spornoe with high-precision missiles; | Russia attacked military assets of the AFU near Zvanovka with high-precision missiles; | During the battle for Svyatogorsk, 300 AFU members were killed and 21 armored vehicles were destroyed by the Russian Armed Forces, a…
(2022-06-08). Military Situation In Eastern Ukraine On June 8, 2022 (Map Update). southfront.org 
Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in the Azot plant and nearby districts in Severodonetsk city; | Russian forces claimed control of the villages of Voronovo and Borovskoe; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces were reported in Bohorodychne; | Clashes between the AFU and Russian forces continue in Zolote; | According to preliminary date the village of Tatyanovka on the outskirts of Svyatogorsk came under Russian control;…
(2022-06-08). South African communist Amos Mbedzi, who fought apartheid, dies a martyr for liberation of Swaziland. peoplesdispatch.org 
The South African Communist Party and the Communist Party of Swaziland along with several pro-democracy groups have vowed to continue the struggle for Swaziland's liberation from the rule of King Mswati III, the last absolute monarch in Africa, for which Mbedzi paid the ultimate price…
(2022-06-08). Daily Round-up| Trial of former Bolivian de facto president Jeanine Anez restarts & other stories. peoplesdispatch.org In today's episode of the Daily Round-up we look at restarting of the trial of Bolivian de facto president Jeanine Anez; Mexican president Obrador skipping Summit of the Americas; Israeli settler law voted down in parliament; and Judges in Tunisia launching strike against dismissals…